Peugeot Rifter MPV into consideration for Australia, may supply EV

Peugeot Australia is trying into providing the folks mover model of its smaller Associate van, which might give the French model a direct competitor to the Volkswagen Caddy.

The Peugeot Rifter is the passenger model of the Associate, primarily based on the identical platform as the most recent Citroen Berlingo – a long-running van that’s now not bought in Australia – in addition to the Opel/Vauxhall Combo, and the Toyota ProAce bought in Europe and the UK.

On the current launch of the brand new Peugeot 308 Hatch and Wagon, managing director for Peugeot Citroen Australia, Kate Gillis, informed media the compact MPV shouldn’t be a sure-fire starter for our market, but it surely’s into consideration.

“We’re at all times taking a look at what’s being developed and seeing whether or not it’s proper for our market. So it’s undoubtedly not a no, and at this level it’s nonetheless into consideration,” Ms Gillis mentioned.

“There’s undoubtedly alternative for for one thing like that inside this market. However we have to undergo the best stage of due diligence and consideration however you realize, it’s there.”

“It’s a really profitable car for Peugeot, and it’s had just a little little bit of a makeover which makes it much more engaging,” Ms Gillis added.

Whereas not talked about through the media convention, the Rifter additionally provides an all-electric model known as the e-Rifter. Ought to the usual model be thought of, it’s a must to suppose the EV mannequin is on the playing cards as properly.

Peugeot Australia has made no secret of its intentions to supply as much as three all-electric fashions in 2023, beginning with a business car, then transferring into the passenger and SUV segments. Whereas not confirmed, the purpose is to have all three available on the market by the top of subsequent yr.

Whereas Ms Gillis wouldn’t be drawn to revealing which fashions within the international portfolio will match into every of those three slots, the business car will both be the e-Associate, e-Professional, or e-Boxer van.

For the reason that Associate and Rifter are mainly one and the identical with totally different interiors, you may see how the Rifter and e-Rifter are a logical subsequent step.

Peugeot additionally does a passenger model of the Professional van known as the Traveller, which moreover provides an all-electric e-Traveller variant.

The passenger and SUV slots, in the meantime, are prone to be stuffed by the e-208 EV metropolis hatch in addition to the e-2008 small crossover. Peugeot Australia can be trying into bringing the not too long ago revealed e-308 Down Underneath.

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